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So, for those who got one, what's the verdict?

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"Shayne" wrote in message
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So, for those who got one, what's the verdict?

I think most people took them back - god knows what they were expecting for
the money. Some idiots bought two or three so they could put them on ebay.
They were OK for the money but it shows that manufacturers are having to
sell off all the old stock we're now seeing. All I'm waiting for is a twin
freeview tuner with hard drive and DVD recorder in one unit for a sensible
price.
A lot of the stuff in the shops now including LCD TVs were manufactured
about 2 or 3 years ago, so somewhere there are new ones being stockpiled
ready for release.

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"Shayne" wrote in message
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So, for those who got one, what's the verdict?

I think you might also benefit from looking at other posts in the group. It
might have saved you a post.

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john wrote:

I think most people took them back - god knows what they were expecting for
the money.

I think they were expecting them to work. Crazy, eh? Buying something and
expecting it to be fit for purpose. Anyone would think there were laws
about that sort of thing... ;-)

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Shayne wrote:
So, for those who got one, what's the verdict?

Best avoided, it would appear - although they may have followed the
disturbing recent trend of manufacturers to release products containing
beta firmware, on the basis that they can upgrade it later. In this
case, many of the problems may get fixed. Eventually.

I've recently seen end-of-line Digifusion and Thompson PVRs at various
Comet stores for £120. Proper twin tuner functionality with most of the
bugs ironed out for not much more money. Comet, as you would expect,
have absolutely no idea what they are, or how to sell them.

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john wrote:
A lot of the stuff in the shops now including LCD TVs were manufactured
about 2 or 3 years ago, so somewhere there are new ones being stockpiled
ready for release.

Twaddle. Why would manufacturers make things 2-3 years in advance (when
parts are more expensive), then sell them later when the goods would be
worth less?

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Iain Napier wrote:
john wrote:
A lot of the stuff in the shops now including LCD TVs were manufactured
about 2 or 3 years ago, so somewhere there are new ones being stockpiled
ready for release.

Twaddle. Why would manufacturers make things 2-3 years in advance (when
parts are more expensive), then sell them later when the goods would be
worth less?

Quite right Iain, I've never heard so much nonesense, most goods on
sales are likely to be only a matter of weeks old. In fact with a lot
of online retailers, the goods are delivered direct from the
manufacturer. As if any company good afford to stockpile several years
worth of goods. It's straight off the production line and out the door.

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"Geo" wrote in message
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Iain Napier wrote:
john wrote:
A lot of the stuff in the shops now including LCD TVs were
manufactured
about 2 or 3 years ago, so somewhere there are new ones being
stockpiled
ready for release.

Twaddle. Why would manufacturers make things 2-3 years in advance (when
parts are more expensive), then sell them later when the goods would be
worth less?

Quite right Iain, I've never heard so much nonesense, most goods on
sales are likely to be only a matter of weeks old. In fact with a lot
of online retailers, the goods are delivered direct from the
manufacturer. As if any company good afford to stockpile several years
worth of goods. It's straight off the production line and out the door.

And usually with minimal (if any) testing/quality control, these days,
which is why so much stuff turns-up DOA - it's consumers that do
the testing..
--
Rob

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In article .com,
"Geo" writes:
Iain Napier wrote:
john wrote:
A lot of the stuff in the shops now including LCD TVs were manufactured
about 2 or 3 years ago, so somewhere there are new ones being stockpiled
ready for release.

Twaddle. Why would manufacturers make things 2-3 years in advance (when
parts are more expensive), then sell them later when the goods would be
worth less?

Quite right Iain, I've never heard so much nonesense, most goods on
sales are likely to be only a matter of weeks old. In fact with a lot
of online retailers, the goods are delivered direct from the
manufacturer. As if any company good afford to stockpile several years
worth of goods. It's straight off the production line and out the door.

After all, if any technology company could afford to have cash tied up in
inventory for as long as that, it would still be worth using canals to
do the deliveries.
--
SAm.

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"Iain Napier" wrote in message
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john wrote:
A lot of the stuff in the shops now including LCD TVs were manufactured
about 2 or 3 years ago, so somewhere there are new ones being stockpiled
ready for release.

Twaddle. Why would manufacturers make things 2-3 years in advance (when
parts are more expensive), then sell them later when the goods would be
worth less?

One word:- Marketing Planning.